Hi, I picked up my new 118TSI DSG last week and am extremely happy with the car. Just a great car to drive, punchy enough to get you excited every time you get behind the wheel.

The only issue I have is that i have noticed that when I switch to the manual tiptronic mode I experience some lag from the time I shift up a gear to when the DSG system actually changes up a gear. It is most prominent when shifting from 3rd to 4th. Lag time usually feels to be around 1 second. The shifts certainly do not feel anywhere near 8 milliseconds. I only mention this because there is a distinct difference when compared to the tiptronic mode in the MK5 GTI with the 6-speed DSG. I notice that in the MK5 GTI, the gear changes are extremely sharp and almost instant and I was expecting the 7-speed DSG to deliver a similar if not better response.

When in "D" mode i don't seem to experience any lag, but then again im not really pushing the car hard to feel the gear changes during normal driving patterns as the car is very smooth.

Has anyone else noticed/experienced this??

I have done 860km so far and haven't pushed it too hard. I have kept it under 4000rpm but can't imagine that this should affect the manual gear changes.